Death penalty moratorium in Illinois
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
policy
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gptkbp:addressed |
racial bias in sentencing
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gptkbp:analyzes |
gptkb:Illinois_Supreme_Court
state legislators court cases policy reviews scholars and researchers legal analysts criminal justice reformers |
gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Illinois_Commission_on_Capital_Punishment
community outreach programs legal challenges |
gptkbp:causedBy |
concerns about wrongful convictions
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gptkbp:createdBy |
ethical implications of capital punishment
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gptkbp:criticism |
proponents of the death penalty
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gptkbp:discusses |
academic conferences
political debates legal journals |
gptkbp:documentedIn |
Governor's report on capital punishment
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gptkbp:duration |
indefinite
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gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Governor_George_Ryan
gptkb:Governor_Pat_Quinn |
gptkbp:encouraged |
calls for reform
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gptkbp:established |
executive order
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gptkbp:goal |
prevent wrongful executions
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gptkbp:highlights |
media coverage
news articles documentaries |
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Death penalty moratorium in Illinois
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gptkbp:impact |
death_row_inmates
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gptkbp:influenced |
criminal justice policies
statewide initiatives |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
social movements
legal precedents public opinion polls international human rights standards activist movements national debates on capital punishment |
gptkbp:inspiredBy |
high-profile wrongful conviction cases
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gptkbp:ledTo |
increased public engagement
increased funding for public defenders increased awareness of wrongful convictions increased scrutiny of law enforcement practices collaboration with advocacy groups abolition_of_the_death_penalty_in_Illinois |
gptkbp:legalStatus |
temporary suspension
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gptkbp:partOf |
broader national moratorium movement
national conversation on justice reform statewide reform efforts |
gptkbp:publicAccess |
mixed opinions
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
criminal justice reform
Illinois_death_penalty_system |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
advocacy for innocent prisoners
changes in jury selection processes changes in prosecutorial discretion educational campaigns on capital punishment greater transparency in capital cases review of capital cases |
gptkbp:supportedBy |
human rights organizations
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gptkbp:yearEstablished |
2000
2011 |